Topics in Theoretical and Applied Statistics

✍ Scribed by Giorgio Alleva, Andrea Giommi (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 306
• Series: Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book highlights the latest research findings from the 46th International Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) in Rome, during which both methodological and applied statistical research was discussed. This selection of fully peer-reviewed papers, originally presented at the meeting, addresses a broad range of topics, including the theory of statistical inference; data mining and multivariate statistical analysis; survey methodologies; analysis of social, demographic and health data; and economic statistics and econometrics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Empirical Orthogonal Function and Functional Data Analysis Procedures to Impute Long Gaps in Environmental Data....Pages 3-13
Unconditional and Conditional Quantile Treatment Effect: Identification Strategies and Interpretations....Pages 15-24
Some New Results on the Beta Skew-Normal Distribution....Pages 25-36
The Median of a Set of Histogram Data....Pages 37-48
Rates for Bayesian Estimation of Location-Scale Mixtures of Super-Smooth Densities....Pages 49-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Unsupervised Classification of Multivariate Time Series Data for the Identification of Sea Regimes....Pages 61-71
An Evaluation of the Student Satisfaction Based on CUB Models....Pages 73-83
Dimensions of Well-Being and Their Statistical Measurements....Pages 85-99
Extracting Meta-information by Using Network Analysis Tools....Pages 101-109
Factor PD-Co-clustering on Textual Data....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
M-Quantile Small Area Estimation for Panel Data....Pages 123-131
A Two-Part Geoadditive Small Area Model for Geographical Domain Estimation....Pages 133-143
A Unified Approach for Defining Optimal Multivariate and Multi-Domains Sampling Designs....Pages 145-152
Estimation of Poverty Rate and Quintile Share Ratio for Domains and Small Areas....Pages 153-165
A Sample Survey on Inactive Students: Weighting Issues in Modelling the Inactivity Status....Pages 167-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Material Deprivation of Foreigners: Measurement and Determinants....Pages 181-191
How Do Life Course Events Affect Paid and Unpaid Work of Italian Couples?....Pages 193-204
Do Rational Choices Guide Family Formation and Dissolution in Italy?....Pages 205-214
STAR Modeling of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Delay-Time in Diagnosis....Pages 215-225
Non-aggregative Assessment of Subjective Well-Being....Pages 227-237
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Composite Indicator of Social Inclusion for the EU Countries....Pages 239-252
A Well-Being Index Based on the Weighted Product Method....Pages 253-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
A Comparison of Different Procedures for Combining High-Dimensional Multivariate Volatility Forecasts....Pages 263-273
Which Seasonality in Italian Daily Electricity Prices? A Study with State Space Models....Pages 275-284
From the Standard of Living as a Latent Variable to the Estimation of Equivalence Scales and Other Indices....Pages 285-294
Learning-by-Exporting and Productivity: Evidences from a Panel of Manufacturing Firms....Pages 295-306
A Multivariate VEC-BEKK Model for Portfolio Selection....Pages 307-315

✦ Subjects

Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Demography